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Thomas, Bryan Year of call: 1978
Clerk: Andrea McLean, Civitas Law, Cardiff

Professional Associations: PIBA, APIL
Claimant work only
SCI personal injury cases: 12 SCI clinical negligence cases: 3
Bryan has PPO experience at a level of over £200,000 per annum. Experience in
complex SCI cases where a risk of syrinx has been identified and in claims for
adapted accommodation including new build property. He has a database of tried
and tested experts in the field. Will look at ‘cold’ cases where claims have already
been rejected by lawyers.
Tyack, David Year of call: 1994

Clerks: Clare Radburn / Zoe Tinnion, No5 Barristers’ Chambers,
Birmingham

Overseas: Cyprus, Switzerland
Professional Associations: PIBA, AVMA
Claimant work only
SCI Clinical negligence cases: 3
David practises exclusively in the areas of clinical negligence and personal injury.
He has experience of a wide variety of clinical negligence claims including those
resulting in paraplegia. “Clinical negligence is a highly technical area, but he’s very
skilled at cutting through that.” David regularly gives seminars and talks and is an
invited speaker for AvMA seminars. He has been described as” ...very bright but also
down to earth with clients and solicitors, which aids efficiency and achieves results.”
Weir QC, Robert Year of call: 1992 Appointed Silk: 2010

Clerk: Vince Plant, Devereux Chambers, London

Professional associations: Chair of PIBA
Overseas cases: France, Australia, Greece, Sweden, Gibraltar,
Bermuda
Claimant and defendant work
SCI clinical negligence cases: 6 SCI Personal injury cases: 30

Rob is regularly involved in tetraplegic and paraplegic claims for claimants and
defendants. He acted for a successful claimant in a High Court trial in March 2016
and in a leading foreign case in the Court of Appeal, Wall v Mutuelle de Poitiers
Assurances [2014] RTR 17. He acted for a tetraplegic client in a reported decision on
jurisdiction in 2013.

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